Alexa, What City Will Be Home to Amazon’s Second HQ?

Money Talking | Oct 13, 2017

October 19, 2017, is the deadline for cities and states to submit their proposals for why they should be the home of Amazon's second headquarters. Local business leaders and government officials are especially interested because of the estimated 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investments that could come with winning the bid. 

Amazon's influence is ever-growing and according to Shira Ovide, a columnist at Bloomberg Gadfly, "Amazon spent a record amount of money for the company last year on lobbying." The online giant has taken other steps to become a great part of our daily lives, such as purchasing Whole Foods, opening actual bookstores in New York and creating new features like Smart Home Consultations. 

This week on Money Talking, Charlie Herman talks with Ovide and Dennis Green, a reporter at Business Insider, about Amazon and its expanding power.

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